Articles > Academic magazines > Educational magazines > Calliope articles > February 2007

Article: Ask Calliope.(Column)

Article from:
Calliope
Article date:
February 1, 2007
Copyright

[?] Did the Maya have a moon goddess?

--Tasha, 13, Web post

[!] Yes--she was portrayed as a beautiful young woman. Often she is depicted on painted pottery holding a rabbit in her arms and sitting in a crescent moon. The rabbit is the Maya's animal symbol for the moon. Many peoples both in Asia and the Western Hemisphere interpret a pattern of shadows on the face of the full moon as the shape of a rabbit.

[?] Who was Hamilcar Barca? Was he related to the Hannibal who fought Rome?

--Maia, 10, Web post

[!] Hamilcar Barca was a highly distinguished general in Africa's city-state of Carthage. His eldest son was Hannibal, born ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Encyclopedia entry: Hamilcar Barca
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      435 words ...Hamilcar Barca d. 229 or 228 BC, Carthaginian general. He was assigned the command ... garrison in Lilybaeum. However, the Carthaginians were defeated, and Hamilcar Barca negotiated the terms of the peace that led to Carthage 's withdrawal ...

Article: QLD: Blues fan unconscious not asleep: web post
AAP General News (Australia);  May 23, 2008 ;     278 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 05-23-2008 QLD: Blues fan unconscious not asleep: web post Gold Coast police are investigating claims a Blues fan run over by a taxi wasn't asleep on the road .. but unconscious after ...

Article: QLD: Blues fan unconscious, not asleep: web post
AAP General News (Australia);  May 23, 2008 ;     358 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 05-23-2008 QLD: Blues fan unconscious, not asleep: web post EDS: Changes ke from TOLL QLD GOLD COAST, May 23 AAP - Gold Coast police are investigating claims that a Blues fan who died after ...

Article: Web Post Reunites Cousins After 70 Years
AP Online;  December 19, 2007 ;     494 words ...Two South Florida sisters are catching up with their Russian cousin after 70 years apart. Ossie Rasher, 81, and Sophia Altfeld, 78, last saw their cousin Rosalie Berkovich, 80, in 1937 when the sisters fled to the United States with their parents. The families lost track of each other until decades

Article: Web Post on Spector Judge Investigated
AP Online;  September 25, 2007 ;     453 words ...LOS ANGELES - Authorities on Tuesday investigated an Internet posting that appeared to threaten the judge in Phil Spector's murder trial, as jurors continued to deliberate whether the music producer killed actress Lana Clarkson. The posting was on a MySpace page described as "Team Spector," said

Article: Web post upsets Princeton Asian associations
University Wire;  February 27, 2003 ;     618 words ...00-00-0000 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- An organizer of the search engine gank.princeton.edu -- which operates off of the Princeton University network -- posted a message Tuesday drawing attention to possible self-segregation among Asian students and questioning the

Article: Web post at Advantage
The Press;  July 13, 2000 ;     240 words ...Mike Stobbs has been appointed to the new position of chief executive officer, Web Services, for Advantage Group. Mr Stobbs will report directly to Advantage chief executive Greg Cross, and will be responsible for spearheading its e-services business, the company said. Advantage shares yesterday

Article: Web post threatens terror attacks at NFL games; ...
The Washington Times;  October 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A Homeland Security Department bulletin released yesterday warned of a terrorist attack during seven National Football League games Sunday but says the threat, which was posted on a crude animation site, lacks credibility. Special Agent Richard Kolko said

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives